Rob Litchfield '17

Martha Phelps

Maxwell Allen

McKenzie McNamara '18

Megan Dingman '20

Morgan Vasseur

Drake Rivas '18

Susanna van Rooyen '19

Victoria Smith '18

Julia Wagner '18

Maggie Whittemore '17

Valentina Rojas '17

How did you hear about St. Mike's?

I'm actually from Colombia originally and the school that I went to has an association with Saint Michael's. The students come every summer for a month to study English. I never came because I moved to the States, but everybody does and my friends loved it so when I moved to the States I decided to apply.

Why did you choose Saint Michael's College?

I did not want to go to a really big school. Most of my class went to Florida State, so that's really huge. One of my cousins graduated from St. Mike's and she really liked it. When I came to visit her while she was a student, I really loved the community. I loved just everything; it's just so beautiful and she had a great time so I thought it'd be really good for me.

How have you made it your 'Home Away From Home'?

Well, I am from very far away so I try to get involved and try to stay busy as much as I can so that I’m not thinking about missing home. I have a great group of friends; we actually do call each other our family. They're all from different countries as well, so we try to be there for each other. Also, I work for Admissions and many of the people that I work for are like my mothers. I think you make those relationships with people that remind you of home.

Did you have any apprehensions about coming to Vermont or reasons that drove you here?

I wanted to leave Florida. I do love my parents and I have a great relationship with them, but I wanted to explore the world. I've always been very independent of them, although I'm an only child, and Vermont seemed like a very different place from what I was used to. I like the whole four seasons, it's very relaxed, and from what my cousin told me she really did like it here. I came to visit her when I was a sophomore in high school, she was a sophomore at St. Mike’s and I was not really looking at colleges yet, but I just fell in love with the school.

It's really easy to make St. Mike's your home. I haven't heard from a single person who doesn't like St. Mike's. I think it's a place for everybody.

"I am from very far away so I try to get involved and try to stay busy as much as I can to not be thinking about missing home. I have a great group of friends and we actually do call each other our family. They're all from different countries as well so we try to be there for each other."